Department of Economics
Economics: The Discipline of Practical and Logical Analysis
- Develop your problem solving abilities
- Develop models to analyze the world
- Observe key factors and determine implications
- Evaluate Costs and Benefits
- Conduct statistical and data analysis
- Determine significance through statistical testing
Use your skills to analyze topics such as:
Antitrust legislation & regulatory policy
Business strategies
Capital, financial and stock markets
Discrimination & labor laws
Environmental issues
Fiscal policy
Gender issues such as family leave policies
Health care legislation & medical industry
International trade & finance
Judicial and legal decisions
Keynesian and monetarist perspectives
Labor markets and returns to education
Market failure and externalities
NAFTA, the European Union and regional trade zones
Open market operations and monetary policy
Poverty programs
Quantitative & statistical data
Recessions and the business cycle
Savings, investment and economic growth
Tax policies and incentives
Utility deregulation
Voting behavior and political decision making
Welfare legislation
Yen and other foreign currency markets
Zero inflation policies